From 1c5c007079f094add5cede84f6f539682151f7b4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dominic Kempf Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2024 10:56:16 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 1/5] Add Manchester success story --- paper.tex | 7 +++++++ positionpaper.bib | 5 +++++ 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/paper.tex b/paper.tex index 29596ae..33e798f 100644 --- a/paper.tex +++ b/paper.tex @@ -298,6 +298,13 @@ \subsection{Development Services} Founded in January 2017, the Research Computing department of Princeton University has experienced a tremendous growth from the initial two FTEs to a total of 18 FTEs in the span of five years~\autocite{Cosden2022}. This growth is based on a continuous influx of new funded projects once successful projects showcase the additional value of RSE services to researchers. +[Success Story] +The University of Manchester Software and Data Science group has successfully established specialized development services within their institution: +The "Mobile Development Service" \autocite{manchester_mobile} team consists of RSEs that focus solely on developing and deploying mobile apps. +Without a central RSE department to anchor such specialized expertise, it would probably be infeasible to establish such a service. +Also, having this expertise centralized allows for synergies in the deployment procudure for mobile apps: +The RSE department can create institutional accounts with the app stores and manage the time consuming deployment process including hard-to-setup procedures like code signing. + \subsection{Teaching Services} A central RSE department can provide or organize training for researchers and decentralized RSEs in an institution. diff --git a/positionpaper.bib b/positionpaper.bib index bbfe32b..5e450e0 100644 --- a/positionpaper.bib +++ b/positionpaper.bib @@ -30,4 +30,9 @@ @misc{fair_data_maturity_model_working_group_2020 version = {1.0}, doi = {10.15497/rda00050}, url = {https://doi.org/10.15497/rda00050} +} + +@misc{manchester_mobile, + title={Mobile Development Service (MDS)}, + url={https://research-it.manchester.ac.uk/services/mobile-development-service-mds/} } \ No newline at end of file From f91978666ead267fb31c3b473a11e6961d158368 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dominic Kempf Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2024 10:23:20 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 2/5] Update paper.tex Co-authored-by: CaptainSifff --- paper.tex | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/paper.tex b/paper.tex index 33e798f..142ddb0 100644 --- a/paper.tex +++ b/paper.tex @@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ \subsection{Development Services} The University of Manchester Software and Data Science group has successfully established specialized development services within their institution: The "Mobile Development Service" \autocite{manchester_mobile} team consists of RSEs that focus solely on developing and deploying mobile apps. Without a central RSE department to anchor such specialized expertise, it would probably be infeasible to establish such a service. -Also, having this expertise centralized allows for synergies in the deployment procudure for mobile apps: +Also, having this expertise centralized allows for synergies in the deployment procedure for mobile apps: The RSE department can create institutional accounts with the app stores and manage the time consuming deployment process including hard-to-setup procedures like code signing. \subsection{Teaching Services} From 55623d26ebfb8c49d3eb56edc2be6b2c9e99af99 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dominic Kempf Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2024 10:24:56 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 3/5] @misc -> @online --- positionpaper.bib | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/positionpaper.bib b/positionpaper.bib index 5e450e0..b99f407 100644 --- a/positionpaper.bib +++ b/positionpaper.bib @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ @misc{fair_data_maturity_model_working_group_2020 url = {https://doi.org/10.15497/rda00050} } -@misc{manchester_mobile, +@online{manchester_mobile, title={Mobile Development Service (MDS)}, url={https://research-it.manchester.ac.uk/services/mobile-development-service-mds/} -} \ No newline at end of file +} From 5e2913c95659c2fa804a51e6e7db3c3ec61ab448 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dominic Kempf Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2024 10:26:33 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 4/5] Remove TODO note about Manchester --- paper.tex | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/paper.tex b/paper.tex index 142ddb0..8f40ec1 100644 --- a/paper.tex +++ b/paper.tex @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ \subsection{Development Services} While all of the above development services can be flexibly performed either at the RSE hub or its spokes, there are advantages of having a hub in the process: It allows building up highly specialized technical expertise with a long term perspective and reuse it across the entire institution. -Examples of topics that would benefit from such expertise pooling are \eg mobile app development (University of Manchester: https://research-it.manchester.ac.uk/services/mobile-development-service-mds/ - use as \#SuccessStory?) and UI/UX development. +Examples of topics that would benefit from such expertise pooling are \eg mobile app development and UI/UX development. RSE departments that offer development services at all scales have proven to be a success story at many research institutions and have rapidly grown in size due to the influx of third party funding. Notable examples are \eg Manchester [REF], Notre-Dame [REF], STANFORD, Princeton~\autocite{Cosden2022}. From 48cb88938fe9390d3709141c9c313cd3fd13f358 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dominic Kempf Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2024 10:28:56 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 5/5] Add note about visibility and brand building --- paper.tex | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/paper.tex b/paper.tex index 8f40ec1..970dd70 100644 --- a/paper.tex +++ b/paper.tex @@ -304,6 +304,7 @@ \subsection{Development Services} Without a central RSE department to anchor such specialized expertise, it would probably be infeasible to establish such a service. Also, having this expertise centralized allows for synergies in the deployment procedure for mobile apps: The RSE department can create institutional accounts with the app stores and manage the time consuming deployment process including hard-to-setup procedures like code signing. +Besides the technical benefits of this central deployment procedure, the institution will also benefit from the increased visibility and potentially be able to build a brand with its technological output. \subsection{Teaching Services}